Pink/Gray/White Hmong Coverlet

Here is a coverlet that I bought recently....very inexpensively , which is a shame, as there is much work here.....this coverlet is Hmong work from the hills of Thailand. It was bought as a souvenir some thirty years ago, on the slopes of Doi Suthep, north of Chiang Mai, the seller informed me.

Its a very large coverlet....so only half is shown here...

The colours are clearly for the tourist market, but the workmanship is very experienced indeed. The designs are traditional, if simplified, and colours to suit the tourists....

Unlike the traditional work, the stitches here, although tiny and made with fine thread, are spaced further apart . I can only marvel at the economy and expertise seen here....some areas have lifted up where threads have broken.....

If you've done applique yourself, you know how difficult it can be to get the curves and points to co- operate!

This is not a quilt, as it has not been quilted....but it has been given a backing. The front is folded to the rear to give a nice finish.